Related to her recent performances as Prince Charming in Ottawa, Canada, mezzo-soprano Katarzyna Sądej gave an interview on February 16 that is available on www.youtube.com. Casual yet informative, her discussion of her career highlights is interspersed with excerpts of varied performances from around the world. She talks of her love of performing recitals of lesser know Polish song…Continue Reading Interview with Katarzyna Sądej
Marta Boberska, one of the soloists of Poland’s Royal Opera, and pianist Emilian Madey presented a recital of early romantic lieder at Warsaw’s Royal Castle on March 3. The program featured rarely performed repertoire for voice and piano by such composers as Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Józef Elsner, Jan Kleczyński, Ignacy Krzyżanowski, Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Michał Kleofas Ogiński,…Continue Reading Early Romantic Songs At The Royal Castle
A symphonic concert commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the events of March 1968—during which an anti-semetic purge drove as many as 20,000 Jews from Poland—was held on March 6 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra performed with Danish-Israeli violinist Nikolaj Znaider, under the baton of Artistic Director Jacek Kaspszyk. The program included Violin Concerto…Continue Reading 50th Anniversary Of March 1968
“Forbidden Songs: Lost Music of Midcentury Poland”—a two-day festival exploring the fraught artistic and personal decisions confronted under repressive regimes—will be held on March 17-18 at Cornell University and March 22-23 at Swarthmore College. This festival features the world premiere of the English-subtitled version of the film Forbidden Songs (1946), which narrates everyday life in Warsaw through…Continue Reading ‘Forbidden Songs’ – Palester Celebration
Much of the music in the deep treasury of forgotten Polish music—often discovered only after many years of non-existence—can still surprise us. The next symphonic concert from the cycle “Forgotten Polish Music” was held on March 9, 2018 at the Józef Elsner Philharmonic in Opole. During the concert, the Opole Philharmonic performed with violinist Szymon…Continue Reading ‘Forgotten Polish Music’ In Opole
Composing Commissions Premieres in March The following are details on various premieres supported by the “Collections – Composing Commissions” program, which is funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and managed by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT). Błażejczyk On March 10, the Radom Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Przemysław Zych presented a concert…Continue Reading March Premieres
Polaczyk Premiere By Augustyn In NYC On Sunday, January 14 at Spectrum, a popular new music venue in New York City, Polish violinist Kinga Augustyn will present the world premiere of 3 Inks (2017), a work written by young Polish composer Jakub Polaczyk (b. 1983) for the performer. Entitled “Music of the 20th and 21st Century,” the program of Augustyn’s solo violin…Continue Reading January News
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” ~ Frédéric François Chopin On December 10, 2017, the exclusive ‘Le Salon de Musiques’ series presented a program entitled “Frederic Chopin, the Poet & Musician” in Downtown…Continue Reading Chopin, the Poet and Musician
On December 10, 2017, the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław and the Wrocław Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union organized a Tribute Concert in honor of faculty member and renowned composer, Prof. Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil. The event started with a discussion with the composer, entitled “… between the sounds …”. It was followed by a…Continue Reading Tribute: Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil
On December 4 and 5, 2017 at the Łowicka Center in Warsaw, the 27th edition of the “Composer Portraits” concert series will take place. “Composer Portraits” have been organized by the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP) since 1988. Every year during this festival chamber music of several contemporary composers is presented. The honorees of this year’s edition are Carlos…Continue Reading Premieres at “Composer Portraits” Series